Our Super Duper Hostess this month is Lori and she challenged us to get Dotty with it this week! Use some Polka Dots on your card. Our Sponsor, Innovative Stamp Creations sent me the most beautiful images. When I saw this gorgeous Butterfly, I automatically thought of Emboss resist.It's been a Long time since I've used any techniques in stamping and I had a lot of fun with this. In addition to using the Butterfly as the main image, I used the smaller dragonfly and Speckle stamp to create a background and to add some additional dimension into the main image.
I felt the need to glitter it up a little bit, just adding a tad. Emboss resist is just the easiest technique.
If you've never tried it, all you need to do is heat emboss an image and then sponge or brayer ink over the image. I prefer to use sponges, so that I can use more than one colour in my creation!
Head on over to the C4C blog to see the beautiful creations and play along with us please! Would love to see what you've come up with.
I zipped home quickly to do my post, now I'm back to the lake for more skating! I am quite enjoying this Christmas Holiday and hope to be back into the swing of things, with regular posts and time to check out your blogs as well
Happy Stamping!
*****Vicki~~~~~
pretty card Vicki
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, love the colors and sparkles!
ReplyDeleteWOW Vicki...This is Gorgeous!! Just Stunning!!
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Big Hugs - LORi
Just beautiful Vicki! I love the embossing and the beautiful scalloping for the border! Happy New Year to you!
ReplyDelete~*~*~*~*~*~ Happy New Year Nicki ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card you've created using your images via ~~Innovative Stamp Creations~~. And the background CS you chose is perfect for this image. Guess you know what I'll be doing over my last few days home [*wink*]
Again ..... what a splendid card you made as well as sharing LOADS of inspiration :)
Just gorgeous, Vicki!!! Love the colors you used! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - that is beautiful!!! I love the colour combo too. Okay girl...I'm waiting for a skating video on here!!!!! Set up that tripod and get some video of you and the boys doing a triple axle on the lake!!!!
ReplyDeleteLuv ya
Jax
Vicki, this is stunning!! Love the embossed image with the subtle color around it!! What a really FUN vacation hun!! Have fun skating!! LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL Vicki!!
ReplyDeleteI just love your idea of doing the image in emboss resist! the colors are perfect too!
ReplyDeletereally nice job
XMichele
WOW, love your beautiful butterfly. Perfect use of the emboss resist technique. The butterfly just pops on those beautiful colors you used and the glitter is awesome. An excellent job!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you showed us that butterfly up close and personal...would have missed the dazzle.....this is such a beautiful and artsy creation....wow
ReplyDeleteThis is really so beautiful! You are right....heat embossing was perfect for it!! Wonderful job!
ReplyDelete♥Lea
WOW Vicki, this is gorgeous! I love the butterfly and what a great idea to use the emboss resist technique, it is truly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHello Vicki, I love the white ribbon and the charm.
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Zoe
xxx
ooooh! this is very "mystical" looking! Soooo pretty! Love the blue and green together.
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